Silver plated items are much more common than solid silver, but unfortunately have a much lower value. We buy it in bulk which means loads in excess of 50 kg, however we will accept lower quantities as part of a sizable silver or gold consignment. In addition, we will buy Britannia Metal and Pewter with the same restrictions.

You can either deliver the silver by hand or by post.

For delivery by hand

Please make an appointment by telephoning 01594 546328 or emailing [email protected]

For sending by post

We suggest using either Royal Mail Special Delivery (quantities under 20kg) or a carrier such as Parcelforce (via the post office), UPS or DHL. Please send to:

UKSE
Reign Beau Ltd
3/2 Vantage Point
Mitcheldean 
Gloucestershire 
GL17 0DD.

The silver will be weighed on receipt and a price given according to the current spot price or the next available fix. Please provide your name, address, telephone number and email address. Read our 'payment terms' outlined on the right.

Should you not wish to sell on the next fix, you must inform us by telephone before 10.45am. You may be interested to read our 'stow away service' information on the right.

Yes! We pride ourselves on our honesty and integrity. We weigh diligently and pay out promptly.

Yes. We do not accept less than 10 troy ounces (310 grams) of silver. Our margins are small and it is not viable to process small quantities.

As an alternative to a metal account we offer our unique and popular Stow Away service. This service will safeguard you against a sudden overnight drop in price. If you have posted goods to us and there is an overnight drop in price you can phone/email us before 10.45am and ask us to hold off selling. We store your silver in a temporary metal account until such a time that the price is right for you. All you then need to do, is phone/email us before 10.45am on the day you wish to sell.

The Stow Away Service is only available to trade clients for quantities in excess of 100tr.oz or 3kg.

Regular clients can forward sell in anticipation of the next fix before 10.45AM. This is a binding contract and if the silver is not in an existing metal account, then the silver must be received within three to five days depending upon quantity. Forward selling in excess of 3200oz (100kg) must be received within 24 hours.

Yes. We actively encourage you to look for better rates! We have strong links with precious metal refiners and other bullion dealers and are actively looking to buy as much scrap silver as possible. Some of the prices offered by TV advertisers, internet sharks and the new High Street buying centres are quite scandalous, please do not be fooled by their "glossy image"!

It is well known in the UK silver trade that equally high rates can be achieved elsewhere for cash payments, but suggest that not only do we play by the rules of the law, the fact that we offer VAT to registered companies on top of the pay-out rates, means that the potential profit achieved is maximised.

Yes. We pay prices based on weight and carat for hallmarked gold. Our prices are similar to those offered by other leading bullion dealers on the internet- far in excess of what you might receive on the High Street and from the high ranking internet "sharks" on Google etc! We especially seek large pieces such as goblets, cigarette and vesta cases.

Firstly, check that all the items are 925 silver. We do buy lower grade silver for proportionately lower prices. Check that there are no non-silver elements. Weigh the silver. Multiply your weight by the rates given at the top of this page. We pay out on the fix of the day that the consignment is received.

You can convert grams to troy ounces by dividing the weight by 31.1. You can convert to troy from avoir dupois ounces (kitchen scales) by multiplying by 0.911.

Yes. We buy all grades of silver including 750, 800, 830, 850, 900 grade etc. Also unmarked items (would require testing), pre-1947 UK coinage (50% silver) etc. Rates are adjusted as appropriate - small quantities of all grades between 800 and 925 purity are paid out as 80%. Grades between 500 and 795 purity are paid out as 50%. However, we will pay out on the appropriate rate for large quantities.

The non-silver elements likely to be encountered include enamel, wooden handles, wood or fabric linings, resin/cement filled bases, stainless steel blades, ivory or bone fittings and lead solder repairs.

We accept all silver with the above, however it is not classed as "clean 925". For enamel and teapot handles/finials we can easily estimate the loss in weight and we suggest that you leave these items intact as we may wish to include them in our silver exchange scheme. For pieces that are loaded/weighted such as candlesticks, brushes, hand mirrors, knives etc we can offer our best guess weights. For our best prices, we suggest that you send the silver ready cleaned.

We offer a melt and assay service for large volumes of contaminant silver - please ask for details.

We only buy silver plate (e.g. EPNS) for scrap in volumes of over 50kg (unless part of a larger silver or gold consignment) - please ask for details/prices. Any silver plated articles received as part of silver scrap will be discarded or returned on receipt of the appropriate return postage fee.

No. We only pay by bank transfer, cheque or PayPal.

For quantities less than 500 troy ounces (15 kg), we invariably pay out by return for postal orders, or whilst you wait if the items are delivered. For quantities over 500 troy ounces, the majority are paid out immediately as described above, or once metal checks have been completed (always within 3 days).

We can pay by bank transfer, cheque or Paypal. For the former, please provide you bank account number and sort code with your order.

If you are a VAT registered business then it makes sense to sell the silver as a metal. We pay out the full rate of 20% on top of the net value. In order to do this we require some form of suitable proof and a valid VAT number. The VAT should be declared in the same manner as any other full VAT sale.

Perversely, for antique dealers on the margin or global accounting VAT schemes, it is actually beneficial to sell metal rather than an article. If sold as a metal you will receive the entire sold value of the item and declare the VAT in your returns. If sold as an article, you would pay VAT on your profit and therefore actually receive less gross profit! So unfortunately there is a financial inducement for silver dealers to scrap, rather than deal in articles.

If you are a member of the public or a non VAT registered business, then we will pay out the net amount without the extra VAT.

Only as our last resort. Our prime business is as antique silver dealers. We find it difficult to melt good quality silver and so wherever possible we will try to find an alternative outlet and keep the article intact. We sell to a wide variety of sources including the silver trade and private speculators who wish to invest in the metal and still enjoy using the article. Please see our we sell silver page

The current high silver metal prices means that the intrinsic metal value of many pieces has overtaken their value as an article ("out-priced"). In many instances, we try to salvage pieces for re-sale as articles, but will not pay over the current scrap rates.

Articles that are now valued purely on their metal value (i.e. by weight) include: most 20th century hollowware (e.g. tea sets, trays, cups, bowls, mugs, baskets, dishes, napkin rings, condiment sets, cigarette cases, boxes etc), virtually all 19th & 20th C flatware (spoons and forks), damaged, worn or repaired items.

The types of item that still maintain their article value include: small collectables, good quality antique hollowware, 18th century and earlier good quality silver, hand made pieces by top makers (inc. Arts & Crafts), novelties, etc.

The above scrap rates are for clean 925 grade silver (92.5% pure). All UK hallmarked silver has a minimum 92.5% silver content (the remaining 7.5% is mostly copper). That means that the silver must bear either English, Scottish, Irish or other silver marks that are equal to or above Sterling 925 standard. We will also accept 1st Standard French, Dutch, Danish, Austro-Hungarian and Russian within this category, plus USA, Canadian, NZ & Australian items marked "Sterling".

Our payout rates are for "clean" silver - i.e. not including any non-silver components or filling (e.g. enamel, wooden handles, resin etc). For more information on selling silver with integral non-silver elements please click here.

See also lower grade silver, higher grade silver and gold.